A potential source of bioweapon-grade anthrax and other biowarfare agents is
a former USSR facility located on an island in the Aral Sea. The URL below
links to an NPR broadcast that describes how easy it was to access the
facility since a land bridge formed from the mainland to the island as a
result of declining water levels. The US government has just appropriated
$6M to help clean up and secure this site.
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